maltbyguy Posted July 19, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 19, 2014 hi all I am sure I have seen a table somewhere that gives an idea of deck plank length against model scale I have been searching for it but can't find it maybe it was in the earlier site I am building a 1/75 Vasa any ideas as to the plank length would be helpful I am planking the deck rather than the printed deck supplied Thanks Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russ Posted July 19, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 19, 2014 (edited) Andy: An average deck plank length will be about 15-20 ft. So, at your scale, it would be about 2.5 to 4 inches, give or take. Russ Edited July 19, 2014 by russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted July 19, 2014 Thanks for that Russ Most helpful as usual from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted July 19, 2014 Share #4 Posted July 19, 2014 Andy You may find it beneficial to join the Wasa group, of which Fred Hocker is an active member and Clayton Johnson is the administrator. The deck planking thickness is different on each deck. Not only does the length of each plank vary, the widths vary as well. There are plans of the deck planking that may help. Fred's book on the Wasa may be of interest as well. http://warshipvasa.freeforums.net Allan dgbot and WackoWolf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mischief Posted July 20, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 20, 2014 All depends on how long you want to stay dry the shorter the plank the shorter the walk Ian B 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted July 31, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 31, 2014 (edited) If you go to the article downloads area, AEW has prepared a very useful plank length calculator.... hamilton Edited July 31, 2014 by hamilton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltbyguy Posted July 31, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted July 31, 2014 Thanks for that Hamilton I knew I had seen something somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted July 31, 2014 Share #8 Posted July 31, 2014 Andy You may find it beneficial to join the Wasa group, of which Fred Hocker is an active member and Clayton Johnson is the administrator. The deck planking thickness is different on each deck. Not only does the length of each plank vary, the widths vary as well. There are plans of the deck planking that may help. Fred's book on the Wasa may be of interest as well. http://warshipvasa.freeforums.net Allan Andy I would follow Allan's advice. Fred is the curator of the Vasa Museum and is the aknowledged expert. He did a great write up on the decking. If you are after a faithful reproduction you should check out the website and the book if it is still available David B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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